plantsower

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1. Are there nursing fields with less bullying from other nurses? Is it possible?

   plantsower replied to island2016's topic in Career Support

   You're welcome. I know you will make the right choices because you are thinking this through.

2. Are there nursing fields with less bullying from other nurses? Is it possible?

   plantsower replied to island2016's topic in Career Support

   Hi: I'm not sure just observing the nurses will help. Especially if yo are trying to see if they are nice or not. That's only one situation and you don't know if they have worked together for a long time or really what the dynamics are. Worki...

3. Are there nursing fields with less bullying from other nurses? Is it possible?

   plantsower replied to island2016's topic in Career Support

   Unfortunately, there ARE bullies or rude nurses. That shocked me. I experienced it big time as a new nurse and I WASN'T LOOKING FOR IT! It started when I was a nursing student and I was bullied by a teacher. She didn't like the fact that I wrot...

4. Annual Raise

   plantsower replied to Going80INA55's topic in Triage

   Where I work we have an annual evaluation and a raise anywhere from 0-5%. Except....... We have been told we can never have the 5% because we are not perfect and since nobody is perfect, no one will ever get the 5%. What do you say to something lik...

5. Dress Code

   plantsower replied to plantsower's topic in Triage

   Thanks, Eltrip! Congratulations on your victory. Since I've been talking to HR, my boss has picked up the ball and has been bugging them. She invited them to our staff meeting. Hoping they will come. Yeah, right!! Rita

6. Dress Code

   plantsower replied to plantsower's topic in Triage

   Hi Audreyfay: By the way, love your name!! HR told me that they have had meetings for months over the dress code with management and staff. Funny, our department was never informed of the meetings!! They main reason they decided not to let peop...

7. Dress Code

   plantsower replied to plantsower's topic in Triage

   Dear Passing Thru: I have no particular aspirations other than triage right now. I especially don't want to be in management. The supervisors in our department agree with me about the dress code. They would only like to dress up for meetings. O...

8. Dress Code

   plantsower posted a topic in Triage

   Hi Everybody. I am new to this board. I have been a telephone triage nurse for a little over two years. It was fun reading the board and empathizing. Where I work we have a dress code. It's a Catholic Healthcare West Hospital. We cannot wea...